After a month-long investigation, DOJ investigators executed a search warrant at a home on Sadeland Drive in Newhall, CA. Once inside, investigators discovered a large hash oil lab on the premises. At the lab, investigators found about a thousand cans of butane - a chemical used in the manufacture of hash oil - and a [...]
Recently, a man was arrested at a Studio City sushi restaurant for allegedly making criminal threats. According to witnesses, the suspect, Hiroshi Motohashi, was dining at Iroha Sushi of Tokyo when an altercation erupted between he and a restaurant employee. After the altercation, the suspect left - but didn't stay gone long. He returned shortly with [...]
Over the past 6-months, several 911 calls were placed that claimed violent crimes were being committed in various neighborhoods in the South Bay. The act is known as "swatting," and typically involves one or more people calling 911 and reporting a serious, violent crime in the hopes of eliciting a significant police response. In one recent [...]
